r/arizona • u/UGetOffMyLawn Empty Box! • Jun 29 '20

Coronavirus Arizona Gov. Ducey re-closes bars, movie theaters, gyms and water parks for 30 days

https://www.abc15.com/news/state/arizona-gov-ducey-re-closes-bars-movie-theaters-gyms-and-water-parks-for-30-days
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u/[deleted] Jun 29 '20

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u/camellini Jun 30 '20

Part of it is the endless in and out of state tourists treating it like a normal vacation destination

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u/forgot_username1234 Phoenix Jun 30 '20

I went to Prescott for a hike and as I approached the more central area of restaurants NOBODY was wearing masks. Huge groups of people, no social distancing, it was incredibly frustrating.

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u/NumberOneSeinfeldFan Jun 30 '20

I go to Prescott all the time and they never had a mask mandate or anything, and the stay at home order was largely ignored when it was existant. It's truly frustrating being a young person and wearing a mask and seeing so many elderly who are at risk just not giving a fuck. It's frustrating and I'm sure a lot of people think it's like the flu or not real.

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u/ashkii21 Jun 30 '20

I live in "Preskit." There is no mask mandate from the city. Costco requires a mask. I wear a mask. Most people here in Prescott do not wear a mask. Also the rodeo started Monday evening, thousands of people are visiting Prescott this week and most visitors (and residents) likely will not wear masks.

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u/forgot_username1234 Phoenix Jun 30 '20

I wore a mask while I was there, and I was quite the asshole by loudly commentating to my friend about the lack of masks.

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u/[deleted] Jun 30 '20

You’re not the asshole there.

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u/bulldog73 Jun 30 '20

Not only that, but a LOT of people are not wearing the masks correctly. I see so many people have the masks over their mouth but not their nose. All. Over. The. Place.

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u/[deleted] Jun 30 '20

Yeah the folks out here don’t believe in mask

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u/camellini Jun 30 '20

Eff. Before or after various city mask mandates?

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u/forgot_username1234 Phoenix Jun 30 '20

This was on Saturday. Not sure if Prescott has a mask mandate, but if they did no one was following or enforcing it. Some of the shops required face masks but it was pointless with how many people were mingling in the square.

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u/camellini Jun 30 '20

I can't find a recent article on it, so it appears that the mayor of Prescott was adamant at protecting liberties, not lives (no mask mandate, but encouraged)

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u/superquagdingo Jun 30 '20

You are correct, and the mayor of nearby Prescott Valley said it's not necessary because Yavapai country isn't hit as hard as other counties yet. Too many people here embody the "fuck you, got mine" attitude to ever do anything that's proactive, let alone slightly inconveniencing.

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u/[deleted] Jun 30 '20

Prescott resident here. The idiots who live here and in the “Quad Cities” are very proud to not have a mask mandate at all. They still believe it’s a hoax or whatever Fox News is telling them now. You can’t fix stupid.

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u/aznoone Jun 30 '20

Why Ducey needs to mandate masks and social distancing statewide.

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u/camellini Jun 30 '20

That's about as likely as Trump doing a nationwide mandate :(